function initialize() {
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(41.652825,9.346489), 11);
//icon defionition for sanciprianu
var sanciprianuIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
sanciprianuIcon.image = "media/thumbs/san-ciprianu-beach.png";
sanciprianuIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
sanciprianuIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
sanciprianuIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 10);
//markerOptions = { icon:sanciprianuIcon };
//icon definition for calarossa
var calarossaIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
calarossaIcon.image = "media/thumbs/cala-rossa-beach.png";
calarossaIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
calarossaIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
calarossaIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(2, 10);
//icon definition for Pinarello
var pinarelloIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
pinarelloIcon.image = "media/thumbs/pinarello-beach.png";
pinarelloIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
pinarelloIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
pinarelloIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 5);
//icon definition for Fautea
var fauteaIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
fauteaIcon.image = "media/thumbs/fautea-beach.png";
fauteaIcon.iconSize = new GSize(100, 20);
fauteaIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
fauteaIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(2, 4);
//icon definition for Tarco
var tarcoIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
tarcoIcon.image = "media/thumbs/tarco-beach.png";
tarcoIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
tarcoIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
tarcoIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(2, 4);
//icon definition for Favone
var favoneIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
favoneIcon.image = "media/thumbs/favone-beach.png";
favoneIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
favoneIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
favoneIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(3, 10);
//icon definition for Palombaggia
var palombaggiaIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
palombaggiaIcon.image = "media/thumbs/palombaggia-beach.png";
palombaggiaIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
palombaggiaIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
palombaggiaIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(1, 9);
//icon definition for Folacca
var folaccaIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
folaccaIcon.image = "media/thumbs/folacca-beach.png";
folaccaIcon.iconSize = new GSize(100, 20);
folaccaIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
folaccaIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(3, 8);
//icon definition for Santa Giulia
var santagiuliaIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
santagiuliaIcon.image = "media/thumbs/santa-giulia-beach.png";
santagiuliaIcon.iconSize = new GSize(128, 20);
santagiuliaIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
santagiuliaIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(3, 7);
//icon definition for Porto-Vecchio
var portovecchioIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
portovecchioIcon.image = "media/thumbs/porto-vecchio-location.png";
portovecchioIcon.iconSize = new GSize(156, 20);
portovecchioIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
portovecchioIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(4, 0);
var mapTypeControl = new GMapTypeControl();
var topRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_TOP_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
var bottomRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
//var marker = new GMarker(point);
//this function constructs the info box
function createMarker(point,html) {
var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html); });
return marker; }
function createMarker2(point) {
var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
return marker; }
//map.addOverlay(marker);
//map.addOverlay(marker, markerOptions);
//create portovecchio marker
markerOptions = { icon:portovecchioIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.591096,9.279738);
var marker = createMarker2(point)
map.addOverlay(marker);
markerOptions = { icon:sanciprianuIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.632810,9.345377);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create calarossa marker
markerOptions = { icon:calarossaIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.621254,9.334173);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create pinarello marker
markerOptions = { icon:pinarelloIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.678906,9.371561);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create fautea marker
markerOptions = { icon:fauteaIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.71692,9.401058);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create tarco marker
markerOptions = { icon:tarcoIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.749447,9.403039);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create favone marker
markerOptions = { icon:favoneIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.774136,9.396302);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create favone marker
markerOptions = { icon:palombaggiaIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.557892,9.32505);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
markerOptions = { icon:folaccaIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.549976,9.309621);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create favone marker
markerOptions = { icon:santagiuliaIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.528608,9.271866);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point, markerOptions));
//add zoom controls
map.addControl(mapTypeControl, topRight);
GEvent.addListener(map, "dblclick", function() {
map.removeControl(mapTypeControl);
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl(), bottomRight); });
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); } } 
